diff --git a/gcl b/gcl
index 70b528bc64..a500c622ef 100755
--- a/gcl
+++ b/gcl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 base_dir=$(dirname "$0")
 
 # Use the batch file as an entry point if on cygwin.
-if [ "${OSTYPE}" = "cygwin" ]; then
+if [ "${OSTYPE}" = "cygwin" -a "${TERM}" = "cygwin" ]; then
    ${base_dir}/gcl.bat "$@"
    exit
 fi
diff --git a/gclient b/gclient
index 95561fb58a..639ecfbbe9 100755
--- a/gclient
+++ b/gclient
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 base_dir=$(dirname "$0")
  
 # Use the batch file as an entry point if on cygwin.
-if [ "${OSTYPE}" = "cygwin" ]; then
+if [ "${OSTYPE}" = "cygwin" -a "${TERM}" = "cygwin" ]; then
    ${base_dir}/gclient.bat "$@"
    exit
 fi
diff --git a/revert b/revert
index c02bd02f96..b66a9db4bf 100755
--- a/revert
+++ b/revert
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# Copyright (c) 2009 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
 
 base_dir=$(dirname "$0")
 
+# Use the batch file as an entry point if on cygwin.
+if [ "${OSTYPE}" = "cygwin" -a "${TERM}" = "cygwin" ]; then
+   ${base_dir}/revert.bat "$@"
+   exit
+fi
+
 exec python "$base_dir/revert.py" "$@"